Orange County — Board of Zoning Adjustment
Heard February 4, 2016
- Vote
- Not recorded
- Jurisdiction
- Orange CountyOrange County
- Meeting body
- Board of Zoning Adjustment
- Case number
- VA-16-04-008
Summary of the decision
VA-16-04-008 — Crown Castle USA
Request: Special Exception in the P-D zoning district to construct a 140 ft. high communications cell tower camouflaged as a pine tree (mono-pine tower). If the BZA determines the tower is camouflaged then no variances are required because the residential separation requirement is 350 ft. and no residential homes are located within 350 ft. of the tower. If the BZA determines the tower is not camouflaged then variances are required from 34 homes/platted lots (36 properties) that are within the 700 ft. off-site use separation requirement.
Decision: Denied
Hearing: "The applicant proposes a 140 foot high communications cell tower camouflaged as a pine tree. It will be located at Fire Rescue Station #35, owned by Orange County.
Affected parcels
Links open the Orange County Property Appraiser record for each parcel.
Extracted from the official meeting record on Jul 24, 2026. Extraction confidence: 95%. Always confirm against the adopted minutes before relying on this decision in a filing.